We’ve seen hints of the NOVA P300c LED panel at NAB’s past and the fixture has seemed like a promising entry for Aputure into the crowed LED panel lighting segment. Now, we’ve finally been able to get our hands on one for a review. At $1,699.00 for the fixture alone and $1,899.00 for the kit, the NOVA is sitting at a mid-range price point, but with features that many more expensive panels also share. At different points, over the course of several weeks, I put the NOVA P300C through the paces alongside several of its competitors. Read the full review below. Aputure P300c Nova. Image credit: Graham Sheldon As I alluded to earlier we’re seeing a whole range of color capable LED panels being released one by one and, for the most part, there are lots of similarities. Most offer DMX and/or Bluetooth control and most give you CCT mode with color control along with some variety of built-in gels and effects like lightning and fire — standing out in this space is tough. Aputure, with their NOVA P300C, isn’t reinventing the wheel here, but they have built an impressive LED panel with a great dollar to output ratio in an affordable (comparatively) kit. I have a few personal rules of thumb when it comes to acquiring a new light: it needs to work on many different types of shoots and not sit on the shelf, it needs to be easy to control for any crew member and not feel...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 23 July, 2020